The US Department of State has approved a $650 million sale of medium range air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia.
The announcement was made this week by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $650 million,” the agency said in a press release.